Looking for restaurants open on Thanksgiving or restaurants open on Christmas?
Nicholas Restaurant
318 Southeast Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
View more Portland restaurants
(503) 235-5123
- Sun - 12:00pm - 9:00pm
- Mon - Sat 11:00am - 9:00pm
Cuisine: Italian Restaurants, Middle Eastern Restaurants, Vegetarian Restaurants
View more restaurants at exit 0mm on I-84West.
4.8 of 5.0 from 67 reviews
price range:Less than $10
Is this your restaurant?
Claim Your Listing For Free
Nicholas Restaurant Reviews
Add your review for Nicholas Restaurant.
If you like Mediterranean this place is awsome. They also claim that they have the cities best lintel soup, and I must say it is very good. There isn't much atmosphere, but the food makes up for that.
by viaflux
Definitely the best Lebanese food I've ever had! The tabouli was good, I've never liked it before eating it here. The lentil, rice and carmelized onion dish was fantastic! The restaurant is very popular. They serve very large portions.
by ambrlina
The bread and appetizers were very tasty! I tried salmon kabob bowl, replaced salad with rice and it was just perfect! Need to come here more often!
by Taner A.
Had the meat mezza. Flavors are good. Chicken pie was tasty. Lamb wasn't cooked well
by Irfan K.
Veggie Mezza is awesome. It's a great way to try many things on the menu, and huge.
by Steve C.
The humus and the lentils soup are great
by Noel M
Bread hot out of the brick oven
by Louise S
Arabian mezza is pretty unique...serving sizes are huge and filling...loved all their mezzas
by Ritika I
The food here is absolutely delicious! Lovely setting, the baklava here is from another planet
by Arun P
Lunch! Good value paleo bowls.
by Jökull Sólberg A
Pita was great! Try the Meat Meza - a sampler.
by Evan R
The toum is addictive... So amazing and fresh. I love the baba as well.
by Valerie Huffman
Best Lebanese food around. Great service. Fair prices. Small location is charming and always busy. It is old and could use an update - just not to the food!
by Robert L.
Anything you order here is fantastic. I recommend for first timers getting the mezza platters (meat, vegetarian, or vegan) to sample things.
by Lindsey J
Order hummus with the bread. My favs include veggie mezza, lamb platter, and salmon kebabs.
by Larry B
Meat mezza plate is awesome! Amazing tzatziki!
by Marie Mew
The mezza platters are the best!
by Katya D.
Babaganoush
by Bill J
Gregory Denton, chef of Ox, eats here on his nights off. He loves the Vegetarian mezze platter.
by Chefs Feed
One of my favorite dinner spots in Portland, perhaps the world. Fresh baked pita the size of a sleeping bag!
by Chelsea O.
Sooo delicious. Get the Stephens beef plate and the date drink. Portions are huge for both!
by Faith X.
Service was very nice. Our server Rene was good..he took off an item from our order when we didn't like it .. Food was good mostly .. Lebanese pizza was good .. Falafel tasted homemade and amazing
by Harsimran B.
Gluten free pita! And it's amazing!
by Daniel Turner
One of my favorites!
by Christy A.
Highly recommended! Humus and rise are must no matter what kind of meat goes with it.
by Kate T.
Everything on the menu is great. Under no circumstances order the Lebanese merlot. Get the baklava.
by Jason K.
Great hummus. Shwarma is not so awesome. Salad is heavy. Tons of food for the price
by David S.
This place is waaaaay overrated. It's decent but nothing special. I don't get why people rave about it. Must be the giant bread gimmick. There is so much better middle eastern food in this town.
by Sasha A.
U have to order the freekah !
by Noha Z.
It's all about the mezza platters.
by Katya D.
Delicious!!
by Jessica W.
Everything is GOOD even the staff.
by Sam C.
Amazing food! The place is small; it can be a bit of a wait if you're with a group of four or more. Bring a snack for while you wait in line. They don't serve alcohol either.
by Dries B.
Good food - big portions. Liked the pita bread + hummus. Saffron rice was too oily though.
by Abhishek M.
Arabian Breeze mezza + tabouli = perfect
by Katya D.
Meat mezza all the way. Hummus and felafel are amazing. Be ready to eat a lot.
by Maurizio L.
Huge portions. Get falafel delight and Turkish coffee.
by Drew T.
Indiana Jones was wrong, he should have looked for the Temple of TOUM.
by charm n.
Google offers sells a coupon; $20 for $40.
by Harrison F.
Yumm!! The meat mezza was great :)
by Brooke B.
Omg- so so so good!!! Try the toum.
by Dani J.
SO delicious! Make sure you save room for baklava and turkish coffee
by Rachel S.
Heaters out front while you wait in the cold
by Mary-Lynn H.
Everything on the menu is awesome. Hummus is definitely a must. I also love the lamb platter.
by Krys R.
While everything is good here, trust the menu and order the lentils and rice! It sounds boring, but the description on the menu doesn't lie.
by Cassandra D.
Been coming here since '95. Def not the cheap hole in the wall secret it used to be. Pretty expensive but food is tops. Best lentil soup I've ever had! Great falafel. Tons of veg options!
by dj clint kuper
The Turkish coffee & vegetarian mezzo platter are sublime.
by Tim Z.
Delicious everything. Watch out for the dripping aircon on the way in and out.
by Peter L.
just had lunch there, the bread is fantastic and the hummus amazing. I got the kafta kabab w/ rice have SO much leftover for lunch tomorrow
by Basmah R.
The veggie mazza is a must!
by Abdullah H.
No booze. Cramped space. Order take out and enjoy byob at home! Great food.
by Scott B.
Probably the best hummus I've ever had.
by Kari E.
Amazing everything! Been going there for over 10 years!
by Mandy B.
Order the lamb shwarma!
by Matt F.
Awesome hummus!!
by Rachel L.
Lots of great vegan options!
by Christie K.
They now accept atm cards but this location doesn't serve alcohol. I Recommend the lamb platter!
by Allyse
Avoid kiwi smoothie. Not that awesome.
by Rob B.
Delicious hummus!
by Anita L.
Get the toum (with pita) if you like garlic. It's a must-have and out of this world!! This place is simply amazing!!! I loved loved the food, ALL of it!
by Tanya J.
Holy Christ, what amazing hummus. Perfect.
by richard s.
Love LOVE Stephen's chicken platter. And the Hummus is the best in Portland!
by Austen R.
The Turkish coffee is excellent as well.
by Joe S.
Get the vegetarian mezza its hecka good.
by Joe S.
Try the veggies sandwich combo, it's enough food for two... big sandwich, hummus and pita, salad, chips, all delicious!
by Jessi P.
Go to Nicholas Restaurant and have the Lamb Platter.
by Heather W.
Nicholas has an ATM now! Yay.
by Raven Z.

Restaurants similar to Nicholas Restaurant
Biwa
215 SE 9th StNostrana
1401 Southeast Morrison StreetSweetpea Baking Company
1205 SE Stark AveKells Irish Restaurant & Pub
112 Southwest 2nd AvenueDC Vegetarian
430 SW 3rd AveJunior's Cafe
1742 Southeast 12thGrassa
1205 SW Washington StKaram Labenase Cuisine
316 SW Stark Street
Nearby Restaurants
Greenleaf Juicing Company
414 Southeast Grand AvenueRevelry
210 Southeast Martin Luther King Junior BoulevardPho Green Papaya
402 SE Martin Luther King BlvdJ & M Cafe
537 Southeast Ash StreetDeadshot
537 Southeast Ash StreetSheridan's Market
409 Southeast Martin Luther King Junior BoulevardHenry Higgins Boiled Bagels
537 SE Ash StMudd Works Roastery
537 SE Ash St Suite 108Holdfast
537 Southeast Ash StreetMy Father's Place
523 Southeast Grand Avenue
Events in Portland
-
Post Malone
Restaurants near Roseland Theater
November 1st at 8:00pm
-
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical - Portland
Restaurants near Keller Auditorium
November 4th at 7:30pm
-
Nicolas Jaar (21+)
Restaurants near Wonder Ballroom
November 2nd at 9:00pm
-
Tal Wilkenfeld with Steven Taylor
Restaurants near Aladdin Theater
October 10th at 8:00pm
-
The Fray with American Authors
Restaurants near Crystal Ballroom
October 16th at 8:00pm